“As part of our commitment to the Kingdom of Bahrain’s 2030 vision for educational reforms, and in order to equip the nation’s youth with the skills and capacities to succeed in life and at work, we are pleased to receive a new batch of trainees and to continue our support for the Ministry of Education Takween programme,” Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat, the Managing Director and CEO of KFH-B, said.
Takween, which means “development” is a “Structured Workplace Learning Programme” aimed to ensure that secondary level school students receive the relevant organizational training needed for them to succeed in today’s job market. The programme uses logbooks that the students are required to complete while on the job. Each logbook provides the basis of a training plan for the type of activities the student would be expected to complete while in the workplace. The tasks identified in the logbook focus on developing skills that are required of all employees in today’s labour market.
A new batch of trainees consisting of seven students from Al Hoora Secondary Girls School will receive training during a 3 week programme conducted at various KFH-B branches across Bahrain. The students will receive exposure to the day-to-day business of the Bank and learn how the organisation runs.
“The rigorous schedule requires the students to complete designated tasks as assigned by their workplace supervisors and described in their logbooks,” Sattam Algosaibi, Executive Manager and Head of Corporate Finance and Human Resources at KFH-B, said.
“The logbooks are designed to assist students in developing their skills and knowledge in a workplace environment. “Activities include fulfilling all the company’s occupational health and safety requirements in addition to other tasks. On completion all students are also required to undertake set tasks and their knowledge will be assessed against the general work-related skills contained in their logbooks,” he added.